Wichita County Fire
The Wichita County Fire was reported on December 15, 2021 in Wichita County, Kansas and burned 7,572 acres. It was declared out on December 23, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,572 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 15, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported (hand sketch). Point of origin 38.602, -101.176.
The incident
- Size
- 7,572 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 15, 2021 at 2:28 PM CST
- Contained
- December 20, 2021 at 12:59 PM CST
- Controlled
- December 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM CST
- Declared out
- December 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM CST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 Miles NNE Marienthal KS
- County
- Wichita County
- State
- Kansas
- Nearest city reported
- Leoti
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-KSWHX-001685
- IRWIN identifier
- D1E1A129-8141-41F7-B01F-A782A9DD46D1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Leoti, KS covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 23, 2021 at 1:04 PM CST. Identifier 2021-KSWHX-001685.